Director Shareholding

Travis Perkins PLC
12 December 2001



TO: CITY EDITORS      12th December, 2001

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                              TRAVIS PERKINS PLC

                             Directors' Interests

On 11 December 2001, Travis Perkins plc ('the Company') was informed that the
Travis Perkins plc ESOP Trust ('the Trust') acquired by subscription on the
same day, at a price of £8.325 per share, a total of 751 ordinary shares of
10p each in capital of the Company, all of which have been transferred to
satisfy options exercised under the Company's 1995 Executive Share Option
Scheme ('the Scheme'). As potential beneficiaries under the Scheme, each
executive director of the Company is treated as being interested in such
shares.